Oppose a Constitutional Convention
The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) strongly opposes Governor Newsom's recent decision to seek an Article V constitutional convention. The proposal, encapsulated in SJR-7, seeks to add California to the states aiming to alter the U.S. Constitution, a move that comes without a clear structure or guidelines.
The LWVC supports targeted, focused policy action to address gun violence and the damage it is doing to our children and communities, but a Constitutional Convention is not the right approach.
Chris Carson, LWVC Board President: “Opening a Constitutional Convention puts every right, civil liberty, and underlying value of our country at risk. There are no limits or guardrails to what can be changed during a Constitutional Convention and it opens the door to well-funded special interests buying access to change the Constitution to serve their purposes."
TELL YOUR LEGISLATORS to VOTE NO ON SJR-7. |